…in February. new side roof on the side of the Blacksmith’s Shop Erigeron ‘See Breeze’ on Monica’s garden wall. Erigeron ‘See Breeze’ Alison’s potted display at the Top Lodge as…

…same applies. Nice colour mix close up but not so eye-catching. Looks pretty straggly even in a large pot as here. Alstroemeria ‘Summer Breeze’ Alstroemeria ‘Summer Breeze’ 2015 – CHW…

…Seaview. Small flowers which are pale yellow but huge anthers. Hypericum x inodorum Hypericum x inodorum I always admire Dicentra chrysantha which grows as a semi-naturalised plant in between paving…

…magnolia First flower almost out on Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’. At Tregrehan in the glasshouse both the white and red forms were full out last week. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’…

…the sea magnolias by the sea magnolias in the sea magnolias in the sea The two vases used on the beach all ended up in one superb vase of flowers…

…amber warning as yet but there is a strong offshore breeze and its not yet stifling? Romneya coulteri and Hemerocallis ‘Stella d’Oro’. Romneya coulteri and Hemerocallis ‘Stella d’Oro’ Romneya coulteri…

…2022 on poor soil with deer fencing and a watering system. Here Tilia endochrysea. Tilia endochrysea Three Cryptomeria japonica ‘Golden Promise’ getting going. Cryptomeria japonica ‘Golden Promise’ New growth on…

…special. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Rubriflora’ Abies forrestii – well worth trying at home. Abies forrestii Tilia endochrysea with half sized leaf. Tilia endochrysea Tilia endochrysea Sassafras albidum – this extraordinary spreading/suckering…

…x Betty Jessel First Love cylindrica Hohman J.C. Williams x Apollo John Bond Katja Landner Lilac Chalice virginiana Ludoviciana Melon Sky Peter Dummer Purple Breeze Purple Eye Purple Star Rose…

…state of the wall today. stone wall sea defences stone wall sea defences stone wall sea defences stone wall sea defences stone wall sea defences The second Camellia sasanqua is…

…be misleading. However I rang some our staff to see what was happening out to sea as we have seen it all before and sea rescues do not always end…

…Devon to view the £27m project on the River Otter near Budleigh Salterton built by Clinton Devon Estates and the Environmental Agency. The sea had been kept out of the…

…in the afternoon I capture the tone of the day:Even the pampas grass on the islands has nearly been blown flat. pampas grass The sea is positively evil. The sea…

…rosea ‘Picotee’ A very good flesh red form of Lapageria rosea. Lapageria rosea A very early unnamed Camellia japonica opposite the two Magnolia x veitchii. Camellia japonica Celtis sinensis still…

…seas The new water tanks in the garden are starting to fill. Tanks filling 2021 – CHW A very dark and threatening sea on a cold day. dark and threatening…

…that is should be out now in the tunnels but I have seen this elsewhere recently. A delicate light blue tinge. Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Severn Sea’ Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Severn Sea’ Calceolaria…

…beach as is often the case at this time of the year. beach However the sea defences and boulders have held firm so far. sea defences and boulders sea defences…

…Belle’ The very last flower on Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ 2023 – CHW The Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ is only now full out by the side…

…CHW Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ with its last flower. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ Lapageria rosea with its last flower. Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea Amazingly a flower still on a common…

…not Cornwall. Sea view Sea view The seed on hedychium is certainly impressive. The pheasants do not seem interested so perhaps poisonous. seed on hedychium seed on hedychium Mahonia japonica…